New Years Resolutions- January

For every month of the year, I'm going to complete one of my New Years resolutions. I first decided this just two weeks ago and chose really simple things for each month. Afterall, I'm a mom to 3 little monkeys. I don't have a ton of spare time. :)

For this month's goal I tried a new recipe with an ingredient I've never had before. I got the idea from an article I read on weight watchers. I made Hawaiian curried chicken with pineapple salsa. Here is the recipe:

       

• Ingredients:

3 sprays cooking spray

2 tsp peanut oil

2 tsp ginger root, minced

1 large uncooked onion, chopped

1 tbsp curry powder, mild variety recommended

1/2 tsp. sea salt

1/8 tsp. sugar

1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch chunks

1 cup light coconut milk

2 1/2 cups pineapple, chopped

1/4 cups shallots, sliced

• 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
• 1/4 cup coconut, toasted
• 
  
• Coat a large skillet with cooking spray; set over medium heat. Add oil; heat until oil starts to shimmer. Add ginger and onions; sauté until onions turn translucent and start to caramelize, about 5 to 7 minutes. Add curry powder, salt and sugar; cook, stirring, until curry becomes fragrant, about 1 minute.
  
• Push vegetables to side of skillet and sauté chicken until lightly browned, about 1 to 2 minutes. Add coconut milk and reduce heat to low; simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, until chicken is done, about 20 to 30 minutes.
  
• Meanwhile, to make salsa, combine pineapple, shallots and cilantro; toss well to coat
  
• To serve, top chicken with salsa and sprinkle with coconut; sprinkle with salt if desired. Yields about 3/4 cup chicken, rounded 1/3 cup salsa and 2 teaspoons coconut per serving.

It was pretty good and I definitely recommend it. For anyone interested, one serving is about one cup and it's 5 WW points. lol And I think the JH on the side of the picture means it's endorsed by Jennifer Hudson, so if you don't like it, you can go ahead and hold her accountable. :)

I decided that by December, there should be an end goal to all of these things I'm doing. Every goal should be part of a bigger goal. In the article it talks about setting a bigger overall goal for the end of the year. It suggests writing that goal down somewhere you can see it everyday.

I don't think I feel more successful than when I set a goal for myself and follow through. For a long time I couldn't seem to follow through with anything I wanted to accomplish, but the past 4 months have been different. I've set goals for myself and succeeded in them. It makes me feel amazing and I always want that feeling in my life. When December comes and I'm thinking about the past year, I want to feel successful. That is my goal for this year.